Open Source GPS Animal Tracking Collar
Contents
Basics
- An animal collar that can track the animal wearing it.
- Essentially a separate ruggedized pod with different attachment mechanisms for different animals (ie a dog/cat collar, a bird leg tag, and a dolphin/shark/whale tag version)
Used For
- Ecological Studies
- Very Smart (Via Software) Pasture Rotations
- Quick Location of Animals for Things Such as Veterinary Care
- Easy ID of Animals
- Easy Care/Return of Lost Animals
Industry Standards
1. https://www.podtrackers.com/products/pod-3/
2. http://www.wildlifematerials.com/store.html
3. http://www.telonics.com/wildlife.php
Minimum Viable Product
- Modular
- User Upgradable
- User Maintainable
- Long Battery Life
- Water/Dirt Proof (or at least resonably resistant)
- Temperature Resistant ( As in it doesn't overheat, or freeze over easily)
- ID System Using Labels, QR Codes, RFID, Or Some Combination of Those Methods
- GPS Tracking
- Cellular, Sattalite, Radio, or some combination of these options for communication to the base station
- Optional LORAN-C / eLORAN Tracking
- Optional Cellular Tracking
- Optional Automatic Release after a Prerecorded Amount of Time to Allow for Easy Collection (More so for wildlife tracking)
Basic Design
?x Battery Module(s)
1x Computer-on-a-chip Module (Preferably very power efficient)
?x GPS Tracking Module(s)
?x Cellular Tracking Module(s)
?x LORAN-C Tracking Module(s)
?x eLORAN Tracking Module(s)
?x ID Module(s)
1x Environment-Proofing Module
1x Attachment Mechanism
?x Float Bag Mechanisms (For recovery after usage with marine life)
BOM
Battery Module:
Computer-on-a-chip Module:
GPS Tracking Module:
Cellular Tracking Module:
LORAN-C Tracking Module:
eLORAN Tracking Module:
ID Module:
Environment-Proofing Module:
Attachment Mechanism:
Float Bag Mechanisms (For recovery after usage with marine life):
See Also
1. http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Animals
